The following Legislative Activity took place, February 5, 2018:
Requires health insurance coverage for certain student athlete physical examinations.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
Requires the reporting of criminal offenses occurring on school property to law enforcement authorities.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Provides for establishment of publicly-funded education savings accounts for use at educational institutions other than public elementary and secondary schools.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes a State aid program for charter school facilities.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Directs Commissioner of Education to study safety of school bus passengers in emergencies.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires boards of education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires financial literacy instruction to pupils enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Authorizes local units of government subject to "Local Public Contracts Law" and "Public School Contracts Law" to use electronic procurement technologies.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee
Requires school district monitoring system, New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJQSAC), to include assessment of number of district employees trained in administration of epinephrine to students for anaphylaxis.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits school bus from stopping for students at certain locations.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Renames "county vocational school districts" as "county career academies."
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Permits school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school pupils and charge parents when the per pupil amount of the route exceeds the maximum nonpublic school transportation costs per pupil.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes grant program for school districts and charter schools to develop dual language immersion programs.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires DOE to review Core Curriculum Content Standards to ensure they incorporate standards regarding engineering where appropriate.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Limits the transportation costs of school districts sending students to county vocational school districts located outside the county of residence.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Provides for compensation of teachers on appropriate salary guide and schedule after withholding of an increment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits labor organizations that represent public employees from paying or contributing money or thing of value for political purposes to enhance protections against corruption of election practices.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
Exempts fuel used for operation of certain school buses from petroleum products gross receipts tax and motor fuel tax; clarifies tax treatment of certain dyed fuel thereunder; clarifies determination of taxable estates of certain decedents.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
The "School Safety and Security Act"; establishes penalties for certain criminal acts committed on school property.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Requires school districts to include information on events of September 11, 2001 as part of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies; requires public schools to hold annual assembly commemorating September 11, 2001.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits school districts from joining associations which oversee Statewide interscholastic sports unless association limits interscholastic eligibility of certain student-athletes who repeat middle school grade for athletic advantage.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires coach of interscholastic sports team to provide athletic director with certification that no one associated with team was involved in player recruitment.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes measures to deter steroid use among students; appropriates $45,000 to DOE for New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association testing of student-athletes for steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits personal wireless service facilities support structures from being located within 1,800 feet of school.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
Requires each public school to observe a period of silence on September 11 of each school year.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires charter schools to annually submit to Commissioner of Education salary and benefit information for certain employees.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Prohibits distribution to students of literature that promotes, favors, or opposes candidacy of any candidate for election at any general, municipal, or school election.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Establishes Commission on Career and Technical Education and creates initiatives that promote career and technical education programs in State.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires certain public facilities and offices to provide on-site lactation room; DOH to provide information about lactation room availability; and DOE to provide information on lactation policies in schools.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
Establishes annual sales tax holiday for certain sales of personal computers and certain sales of school supplies and equipment during first full weekend of August.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Limits any annual tuition increase charged by school district which permits enrollment of non-resident students to percentage increase in State aid and tax levy of district.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Allows parent or guardian to exclude student from administration of certain assessments.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Requires executive county superintendent to designate a county special services school district or educational services commission as the county education services agency to assist local school districts in sharing services.
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
